What are some amazing facts about YouTube?


  

Following are some amazing facts about the second most used search engine- YouTube.
  1. YouTube was founded in 2005. The very first video that was uploaded on YouTube was ‘Me at the Zoo’. It was uploaded by YouTube’s co-founder Jawed Karim and has 40 M views.
  1. The highest paid YouTube partner is PewDiePie with annual income reaching $15 M in 2016. In addition to this, PewDiePie is the most subscribed YouTube channel with 57 M subscribers (as of 01–10–17).
  1. In a minute, 300 hours of videos are uploaded, 700,000 hours of videos are watched on Youtube. Average time spent on a YouTube session is 40 minutes.
  1. Approximately 20% of the users who start your video will leave after 10 seconds. Create a damn good intro.
  1. Bye-Bye TV? 6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms to live TV. By 2025, half of the viewers under 32 will not subscribe to a pay-TV service.
  1. The second most used search engine YouTube is also on second in terms of monthly active users with 1.5 B users as of June 2017, that amount to almost 1/3rd of the internet.
  1. The most viewed category on YouTube is Music, but it’s interesting to note that it has only 5% share in the uploads.

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